Summary: On a remote planet in the Badlands called Tau Primia, and in the middle of nowhere, Megan Felpes and her colleague Jack Smith observe a prison manned by rebel Cardassians. But what starts as a simple mission goes horribly wrong, when she and Jack are captured and imprisoned, and for the next two years Megan's life becomes a living hell...

Fast forward two years and captain Ezri Dax is the new commander of Deep Space Nine, and on a personal level there are many challenges to overcome, as she comes to terms with her long term break-up with Bashir, and the friends she lost contact with during the many years away from the station. However shortly after arriving, Ezri faces a new problem when a fleet of Cardassian warships arrive at DS9.

Upon being contacted by one of the ships, Ezri encounters Garak, the president of the Cardassian government and general commander-in-chief of the Cardassian Union. During a private meeting, Garak gives to Ezri a very unusual offer...

This soon morphs into Ezri's first mission as captain to carry out a daring rescue operation to free the prisoners on Tau Primia...

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Set eighteen years after the Dominion War, this story sees the return of some the main characters from DS9: Kira, Odo, Bashir, Quark and Ezri. This universe is NOT based on the DS9 relaunch books, this is my own interpretation of events after the end of the Dominion war. This is DS9 but radically tweaked...

Summary: In the great tapestry of universes, there are many paths not taken. Some lead to greater understanding. Others to great darkness.

When a single man fails to stop vital information from falling into the hands of the Dominion, history changes. Now, months later, the Federation is teetering on the brink of the abyss. With the Dominion pushing ever further, few people will fail to fall.

Similar to the previous episode, this is of course also an already officially published story, Andrew J Robinson's direct sequel to the rightly lauded A Stitch in Time (which I had previously adapted as part of season 8). Again, I chose to adapt an existing story because it fit my plans for the season perfectly. In fact, much of the Cardassian storyline over the entire season has been written with the knowledge that I was coming to this point.

When this story was first released, I think it confused some readers. I have tweaked a few small aspects, hopefully made some things clearer. I also dug in and found the way in which this story slots seamlessly in with the larger developing arc of the season, as you'll see in the final act.

Unlike with "Reservoir Ferengi," I do not have official permission to upload this story, mostly because I do not have the ability to ask for that permission. The same caveat applies: I lay no claim to the original storyline, dialogue or scene descriptions, which come almost entirely from Andrew's story and are his intellectual property. If anyone objects to my uploading this, please tell me and I will happily remove it with apologies. No offence is intended. I also heartily recommend that everyone buy the book in which "The Calling" first appears - the excellent DS9 collection Prophecy and Change, available here.

"My arms and legs were fixed to the frame by metal clamps, with one clamp wrapped around my waist. The last thing I remembered was two of my colleagues coming to visit me, but then one of them took out an injection pistol and sedated me before I could take it away from him."Chapters: 1 Table of ContentsCategories:Deep Space NineCharacters:Garak, ElimGenre: AngstWarnings: Non-conSeries: NoneCompleted: Yes Word count: 3796 Read Count: 140

Teaser : I didn't remember for how long I had been kneeling on the floor, but all I remembered was the fear of Tain finding out that I failed to conduct a simple interrogationChapters: 1 Table of ContentsCategories:Deep Space NineCharacters:Garak, ElimGenre: AngstWarnings: ViolenceSeries: NoneCompleted: Yes Word count: 3253 Read Count: 68

The crew of the USS Lambda Paz is in a race against time to prevent a group of Human Augments from unleashing a deadly biological weapon on an historically significant planet within the Cardassian Union. While Captain Limis Vircona embarks on a daring rescue of Doctor Aurellan Markalis, she remembers how she had to overcome her hatred of Cardassians to avert a major catastrophe.

After Doctor Aurellan Markalis appears to betray her colleagues, she rejoins Rhys Darcen and his fellow augments to learn their next move using a deadly biological agent. Meanwhile, Captain Limis Vircona's shuttle crashlands on a desolate planet. While awaiting rescue, she recalls her first mission with Starfleet Intelligence when she first became aware of the existence of Section 31.

The USS Lambda Paz, as part of the Kalandra Campaign, is assigned to a strike force on the outer reaches of the sector. Former Obsidian Order operatives aboard station Sentok Nor are feeding information to Starfleet Intelligence, which Section 31 believes is part of a more devastating plot that is a threat to both the Federation and Cardassian Union. Doctor Aurellan Markalis is recruited to infiltrate a mysterious Augment cabal.

Summary: The Cardassian Union is now in a struggle for political dominance. The Federation has been sending relief missions to Cardassia. A political extremist group that fought hard to rid the Cardassian Union of the Dominion feels that the Federation's intentions are less than benign. Commander Elias Vaughn and the crew of the USS Defiant must diffuse a tense hostage situation.

Summary: The year is 2369. A little less than one year after his exile from Cardassia Prime, Elim Garak learns that the Cardassian Union is withdrawing from Bajoran space. Taking this to mean that he is to withdraw as well, he begins preparations for a new life, only to learn that powerful men hold powerful grudges, and that in places like Terok Nor, hope is as ephemeral as the morning.Chapters: 1 Table of ContentsCategories:Deep Space Nine, Expanded UniversesCharacters:Garak, ElimGenre: DramaWarnings: Adult Situations, ViolenceSeries:Enemies and Adversaries TrilogyCompleted: Yes Word count: 3182 Read Count: 678

Summary: In 2368 Prefect Dukat of Terok Nor learns that he has a new subordinate, the recently exiled Obsidian Order operative known to him only as Garak. Unable to resist visiting humiliation upon the Cardassian he holds responsible for the execution of his father as a traitor, he assigns him to run a tailor's shop to eke out a living as best as he can. After that he determines to think about Garak as little as possible, but this proves to be much more difficult than he hoped or planned.Chapters: 1 Table of ContentsCategories:Deep Space NineCharacters:Garak, ElimGenre: DramaWarnings: Adult Language, Adult Situations, ViolenceSeries:Enemies and Adversaries TrilogyCompleted: Yes Word count: 4511 Read Count: 967

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